Howard Males’s Swimming & Diving Cruises Past Catholic in Twin Meet Win

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Howard males’s swimming & diving turned in a dominant exhibiting Friday afternoon, defeating Catholic University of America, 187–81, in a non-conference twin meet at Burr Gymnasium to shut out the common season.

Howard opened the swimming portion of the meet with a win within the 200-yard medley relay, as Adam Diaz (Manhattan, N.Y.), Mark Brown (Greensboro, N.C.), Ameer Bashir (Hartley, Del.), and Darien Williams (Philadelphia, Pa.) mixed for a first-place time of 1:57.14.

Distance standout Jack Barr (Nassau, Bahamas) delivered one of many high performances of the night time, profitable the 1000-yard freestyle in 10:12.70 earlier than including one other victory within the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:55.67.

Howard managed the dash occasions, highlighted by Mark Brown capturing the 50-yard breaststroke in 28.92, whereas Taj Benton (Baltimore, Md.) received the 50-yard freestyle in 23.20. Ty Triche (Humble, Texas) adopted with a first-place end within the 100-yard freestyle, touching the wall in 50.80.

The Bison continued to rack up wins within the stroke occasions. Ameer Bashir earned the victory within the 100-yard butterflywith a time of 54.83, whereas Darien Williams claimed first within the 100-yard breaststroke, ending in 1:02.63. Howard additionally picked up victories within the 50-yard backstroke, 200-yard freestyle, and 50-yard butterfly.

Howard closed the meet with a robust end within the 400-yard freestyle relay, because the quartet of Taj Benton, Darien Williams, Mason Green (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), and Ibou Diouf (Arlington, Va.) posted a profitable time of 3:11.23, sealing the crew victory.

Next, the Bison head to Geneva, Ohio the place they compete on this yr’s NEC Championship Febraury 17-20.

For extra info on Howard swimming and diving, go to the official Howard Athletics web site at www.hubison.com.